High volume flow water slide for swimming pools

• US 5,478,281 A
• Filed: 04/26/1994
• Issued: 12/26/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rex R. Forton
• Original Assignee: Rex R. Forton
• Inventors: Forton, Rex R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): EDWARDS, WILLIAM GLENN
• Application Number:
  US08/233,667
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 472/116, 472/117, 472/128
• US Class Current: 472/117
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 21/18 Water-chutes

Abstract

A slide for use with swimming pools has at least one flow fitting in a side rail of the slide and directs fluid flow from the side rail onto the slide bed, thereby providing a film of water over substantially all of the bed.

Claims

1. A water slide for use with swimming pools comprising:

an inclined bed extending from a top to a bottom;

a first side and a second side opposing each other across the bed and approximately extending from the top to the bottom;

a first flow fitting mounted in the first side with an opening located near a top of bed and positioned to direct water flow therefrom normal to the first side and substantially parallel to the inclined bed;

a second flow fitting mounted in the second side with an opening located near the top of the bed proximate to the top of the bed and positioned to direct a flow of water normal to the second side and substantially parallel to the bed; and

a swimming pool filter including a high volume low pressure water pump having a plurality of outlets wherein at least one of the outlets is fluidly connected with the flow fittings mounted in the side rails,

wherein the two flow fittings are offset by a predetermined amount sufficient to avoid inertia cancellation of opposed water streams exiting the fittings.

2. A water slide as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fittings and feed pipes supplying water thereto are of approximately a one inch size or larger.